adds in effects and automatically creates a "movie trailer" type video from uploaded pics. There's music already available or you can upload songs from your own library.
Super cool -- I had a few fifth graders make book trailers in under 30 minutes, and they look so professional! SW
Social Bookmark site for personal and professional use in the classroom setting
Glen E. set one up for Summer School use and is a great go to person for this one
*I use this one too, if you want to exchange "follows"! -- Shelly W.
"A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. http://voicethread.com/?#q.b409.i848804
Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies."
*I believe there is an EDU version for this one as well. It's EASY-- I had kindergartners use it last year!
free "little brother" to camtasia
*I've been using this tool for a year and it's awesome for screen captures. The only bad experience I had was in trying to capture video of a Skype session -- the sound was good but the video was *extremely* choppy. -SW
This tool was mentioned at ISTE last year but I didn't try it until it was brought up at TIE last week. It's very similar to Wordle, but turns the word pictures into shapes, and saving is so much easier than Wordle! -SW
Most of you probably already know this one, but I just downloaded it and it's super easy to use. Not quite as flashy as the Mac program, but still pretty good.
I know, we all know this one, but check out Judith Broyle's session web page for great tutorials, scoring guides, etc. related to all the great things you can do with this tool: https://judithbroyles.wikispaces.com/
Kids can participate in a "global" watch of various migrations, including the Monarch butterfly and hummingbirds. The site allows kids to submit their observations and it tracks real-life migratory patterns.
Best hoak website I've seen in awhile. Open it up and see how long it takes the kids to realize that everything in there is malarkey! I plan to tie info literacy skills in with the 5th grade Explorers unit with this one! Includes lesson plans, as well.
Super cool -- I had a few fifth graders make book trailers in under 30 minutes, and they look so professional! SW
Glen E. set one up for Summer School use and is a great go to person for this one
*I use this one too, if you want to exchange "follows"! -- Shelly W.
http://edu.glogster.com/
*Make sure you are in edu version for classroom use!!
easier (better for younger) way to introduce animated comic strips
Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies."
*I believe there is an EDU version for this one as well. It's EASY-- I had kindergartners use it last year!
alternative to FaceBook or Moodle
-parents could also be added for updates on class info.
Not free, but has a free trial and is fairly inexpensive
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*I've been using this tool for a year and it's awesome for screen captures. The only bad experience I had was in trying to capture video of a Skype session -- the sound was good but the video was *extremely* choppy. -SW
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11132
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